All changes saved 11. Read this passage from The Monkey's Paw." What can be said about the style of the author's writing? Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnum villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess; the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical chances, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. "Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it. "I'm listening," said the latter grimly surveying the board as he stretched out his hand. "Check." The author uses a formal style with long sentences and elevated diction. O The author's style is informal with the use of colloquial expressions, The author uses a casual style with short sentences with simple words. O The author's style is business-like with words that modern journalists would use.​